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Sailor · 2011–2026

Stephen Braverman

cottage park yc StarHandicapInterclub

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Events
42

251 races · 24 race wins

Win rate
10%

10% win rate · 4 of 42

Podium rate
33%

14 top-three finishes

Typically beats
58%

of boats faced (range 56%–61%, 1,016 boats)

Best class ranking
#36

Helm in Star · rating 406

Longest win streak
4

race wins in a row

Most successful partnership
Ron Rezac

1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate

Biggest lift
Ron Rezac

+25 points of fleet beaten when sailing together

Longest-running crew
Ron Rezac

Sep 2011 – Oct 2026 · 6 events

Nemesis
Jim Bowers

13–59 head to head in 72 races

Rival
Keith Taboada

19–27 in 46 races

Best day
10 Aug 2023

2-4-1-1-6-1-3 · Ned Hay Star Regatta 2023

Signature result
2nd of 26

2022 Star Sunapee Open & District 12 Championship · Star · 7 Aug 2022

Partnerships · 16 sailors

Most successful partnership: Ron Rezac — 1 wins · 4 podiums in 6 events together · 17% win rate
  • Ron Rezac · Don't Look Back, Shifts Happen, Shifts Happen! · Handicap, Star 6events 1 wins together · 4 podiums · 17% win rate · 9 of 40 races won Beat 85% of the fleet together(+25 vs. without) · best 1st · Sep 2011 – Oct 2026
  • Cynthia Olsen · Children of Winter, Don't Look Back, Unsinkable II · Interclub, Snipe, Star 4events 0 wins together · 2 podiums · 4 events · 0 of 32 races won Beat 70% of the fleet together(+6 vs. without) · best 2nd · Apr 2022 – Aug 2024
  • Brooke Schmelz · Unsinkable II · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Karl Anderson · Otsoen · Etchells 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 8 races won Beat 61% of the fleet together · best 8th · Oct 2022 – Oct 2022
  • Dorothy Waskow · Tufts University (Jumbos 20) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 19th · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Matt Cohen · Tufts University (Jumbos 20) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 19th · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Julie Pringle · Tufts University (Jumbos 20) · College fleet racing 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 12 races won Beat 14% of the fleet together · best 19th · May 2023 – May 2023
  • Fletcher Boland · Shifts Happen! · Star 1events 1 wins together · 1 podiums · 1 events · 4 of 5 races won Beat 100% of the fleet together · best 1st · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Jed Bell · Unsinkable II · Snipe 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 9 races won Beat 60% of the fleet together · best 5th · Aug 2024 – Aug 2024
  • Aaron Smith · 8148 · Star 1events 0 wins together · 0 podiums · 1 events · 0 of 3 races won Beat 41% of the fleet together · best 14th · Nov 2017 – Nov 2017

Lift shows how much better this sailor finishes with that partner aboard.

Rating history

-1224650420122014201620182020202220242026Helm rating, all classes

Event history · 42

DateEventBoatClassRoleFinish
10 Oct 2026Star Fall Wind UpShifts Happen!StarSkipper2nd / 10
23 Aug 202640th Annual JFK Regatta - A Mass Bay QualifierShifts HappenStarSkipper1st / 4
7 Aug 20262026 Stars 1st District’s & Ned HayShifts Happen!HandicapSkipper2nd / 15
1 Aug 20262026 Sunapee Star Open and District 12 Regatta, Next Gen RegattaShifts Happen!StarSkipper3rd / 26
12 Jul 2026True Blue Spencer Evans ILCA RegattaSpare PartsILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper5th / 18
17 Apr 20262026 Interclub Dinghy National ChampionshipChildren of WinterInterclubSkipper6th / 16
4 Oct 2025ILCA District 7 ChampionshipSpare PartsILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper9th / 28
12 Sep 2025Star District Championships and Secretaries CupShifts HappenStarSkipper1st / 12
9 Aug 20252025 Ned Hay Star RegattaShifts Happen!HandicapSkipper2nd / 11
2 Aug 20252025 Star Sunapee Open & NextGen (under 25) RegattaShifts Happen!StarSkipper2nd / 14
2 Aug 2025CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England'sUnsinkable IISnipeSkipper14th / 15
19 Jul 20252025 ILCA Masters Atlantic Coast Championship RegattaSpare PartsILCA 7 (Laser)Skipper25th / 37
12 Apr 2025Interclub Dinghy National ChampionshipChildren of WinterICSkipper10th / 19
16 Aug 20242024 Ted Hood RegattaShifts Happen!StarOther1st / 10
9 Aug 2024Ned Hay Star Regatta 2024Don't Look BackStarSkipper3rd / 11
3 Aug 2024CPYC RegattaTo Benefit Make-A-Wish One Design/ Snipe New England'sUnsinkable IISnipeSkipper5th / 11
8 Feb 20242023-2024 Miami Star Winter Series - Walker Cup / MidwintersShifts Happen!StarOther23rd / 41
3 Feb 20242024 Star Zagarino Cup MastersShifts Happen!StarOther4th / 29
28 Sep 20232023 US Masters National ChampionshipsUnsinkable IISnipeSkipper18th / 42
10 Aug 2023Ned Hay Star Regatta 2023Shifts Happen!StarSkipper1st / 11
20 May 2023Tufts Alumni Regatta 2023-LarksTufts University (Jumbos 20)College fleet racingA Skipper (1-14)19th / 22
14 Apr 20232023 Interclub National ChampionshipChildren of WinterInterclubSkipper8th / 14
7 Oct 20222022 Etchells New England ChampionshipOtsoenEtchellsOther8th / 19
11 Sep 20222022 Star World ChampionshipShifts Happen!HandicapSkipper41st / 84
24 Aug 20222022 Star Western Hemisphere ChampionshipsShifts Happen!HandicapSkipper4th / 33

Helm rating across all classes: 504, #2,144.Crew rating across all classes: 42. Compiled from public results; not an official ranking.